Name-holder for trunks



(NoModel G. W.. LA BAW. NAME HOLDER. FOR TRUNKS, VALISES, &c. No.538,874. I Patented May 7, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. LA BA\V, OF BAYONNE, NElV JERSEY.

NAME-HOLDER FOR TRUNKS, VALISES, 800.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,874, dated May 7, 1895.

Application filed March 11, 1895. SerialNo. 54:1,273. (Ho model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LA BAW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bayonne city, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented an Improve ment in Name-Holders for Trunks,Valises, &c., of which the following is a specification.

Name holders have heretofore been provided, capable of attachment to thesurface of the trunk, valise or other article, and provision has beenmade for slipping the name in between the surface of such trunk and theholder. This is objectionable because there is risk of the holder beingtorn off the trunk or valise by the careless handling to which the sameis exposed, and in addition to this an incorrect name or address can beSlipped in from the outside, especially by any one familiar with theconstruction of the nameholder.

ing, and such invention consists in a name holderhavinga frame that issetinto an opening in the trunk, Valise or other'similar article andcontains a glass which is protected from injury by being at or near theinner surface of the frame, and such glass is advantageously made sothat it can be removed from the inside of the frame for cleaning or forthe insertion of a new glass in case of injury, and a movable flap isprovided behind the glass for holding a card or plate with the name oraddress closely adjacent to the glass so that the address cannot bedisturbed or changed except when the trunk is open.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation. Fig'. 2 is a horizontalsection, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section.

The outer frame A is of suitable size and provided with an inwardlyprojecting flange adapted to the thickness of the wood, leather or othermaterial composing the trunk, and a frame B is provided preferably madeof two parts 2 and 3, the portion 2 being a rectangular plate with acentral oblong opening, and the frame 3 corresponding in size and havingan-off-set flange adapted to receive the glass 0 between the plate 2 andsaid off-set flange 3,'and it is advantageous to leave off theoffsetflange from the frame 3 at one end so that the glass can beslipped in endwise between the parallel off-set flanges of the frame 3,and such glassis held at one end by the end portion of such frame 3.

Upon the frame B a flap D is hinged at 5, the hinge being of any desiredcharacter and placed at the portion of the frame 3 that is closed at theend, and this hinged flap can beswung back for the insertion of a cardor plate having the name or address thereupon between such flap and theglass, such name plate or card preferably fitting within the flangedportion of the frame 3, and a suitable catch is provided for holding thehinged flap when it is swung down toward the glass. This is preferablyin the form of a projecting latch 6 passing int0-a mortisein the plate2, andthe spring of the plate forming the hinged flap D will usually besufficient to allow the latch of the projection 6 to catch within themortise in the plate 2 when the parts are pressed down together, and theflap can be opened by pressure upon the thumb piece 7 of the flapDadjacent to the latch 6, so that the flap can be opened or closed withfacility and the parts are smooth on the inside and sufficiently strongto withstand ordinary use, and the glass is at the bottom of the recessformed by the frame A.

It is preferable to fasten the plates 2 and 3 together by rivets orsolder so that they properly hold the glass and the flap, and the frameA is advantageously a separate piece to set into the opening made in thetrunk or valise, and rivets or screws are provided as at 8 to connectthe frames A and B together through the material of the trunk, therebyholding the parts firmly to the trunk or valise.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination in a name holder for trunksand similar articles, of the flanged frame A adapted to set around anopening in the trunk or valise, the frame B adapted to set againsttheinner surface of'the trunk or valise, and means for connecting theframes A and B together and to the trunk or valise, a glass carried bythe frame B and adapted to receive behind it the card or plate with thename or address, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination in a name holder for trunks and similar articles, ofa flanged frame A adapted to set around an opening in the lise, andmeans for connecting the frames A and B together and to the trunk orvalise, a glass carried by the frame B, a hinged flap I; behind theglass and adapted to confine the card or name plate, a latch connectedwith the hinged flap for holding the same in position when closed,substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 7th day of March, 1895.

GEO. W. LA BAW. \Vitnesses:

GEO. '1.P1NOKNEY, S. T. ITAVILAND.

